Ryan Seacrest’s $45 Million Salary Sends 'American Idol' Costs Soaring
11:02 AM PDT 5/10/2011 by Paul Bond
Costs for the show jumped 17 percent to pay him.
Ryan Seacrest's salary to host American Idol tripled in 2009 -- jumping from $5 million a year to $15 million, paid in part by by CKX, which owns the Fox hit.
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